iW NEWS | “Pigs,” “Ozeane” To Premiere at Zurich

iW NEWS | "Pigs," "Ozeane" To Premiere at Zurich

The 4th Annual Zurich Film Festival has announced this year’s programming. The festival will present only first, second or third works by directors in their competition and film series. It will screen a total of 70 Swiss, European and World Premieres between September 25 and October 5, 2008. The World Premieres include the American debut feature “Boy of Pigs” by William Olsson and the Swiss drama “Tausend Ozeane” by Luki Frieden. This year’s Feature Film Jury consists of seven members headed by Jury President Peter Fonda. In addition to “Pigs” and “Ozeane,” films in competition include Sergey Dvortsevoy‘s “Tulpan,” Lance Hammer‘s “Ballast,” Jonathan Levine‘s “The Wackness,” Radu Muntean‘s “Boogie,” Stephan Komandarev‘s “The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around The Corner” and Tom Schreiber‘s “Dr. Aleman.” For a complete list of programming, check out the festival’s website. [Peter Knegt]